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July 16th
161 Notable deaths
John Ostrom
American paleontologist (1928-2005).
Born February 18th, 1928 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 77 years old in Litchfield (Alzheimer's disease).
David Lindsay
Scottish author.
Born March 3rd, 1876 in Lewisham.
Died July 16th, 1945 at 69 years old in Hove.
Ray Strachey
British feminist activist and writer (1887-1940).
Born June 4th, 1887 in Westminster.
Died July 16th, 1940 at 53 years old in London.
Charles Robberts Swart
South african politician (1894-1982).
Born December 5th, 1894 in Winburg.
Died July 16th, 1982 at 87 years old in Bloemfontein.
Alan Crosland
American actor and film director (1894-1936).
Born August 10th, 1894 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1936 at 41 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision). [ref]
Pyotr Leshchenko
Russian singer.
Born June 14th, 1898 in Isaieve.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Târgu Ocna (ulcer). [ref]
Helga Deen
Author of a diary, discovered in 2004.
Born April 6th, 1925 in Szczecin.
Died July 16th, 1943 at 18 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
Henri Le Sidaner
French painter (1862-1939).
Born August 7th, 1862 in Port Louis. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1939 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gary Karr
American musician (1941–2025).
Born November 20th, 1941 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2025 at 83 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov
Russian symbolist poet, playwright, theatre theorist, translator.
Born February 28th, 1866 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1949 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 161
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